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Local Government Super chair departs, successor named

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
Chair of Local Government Super, Katherine O'Regan, has departed the board after only two-and-a-half months in the position, giving up both her chairmanship and directorship. O'Regan, who served as Deputy Mayor for Woollahra Municipal Council (2012 ...

VanEck Australia makes first billion

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
VanEck Australia credited investors buying smart beta ETFs with helping it accumulate $1 billion in funds under management in just three years. Achieving the milestone last week, Australia's fifth largest ETF provider said recent years have seen the ...

CBA climate risk court case abandoned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... as it continued to ignore the "material business risk" it poses. In particular, claimants pointed to the bank's refusal to rule out participating in funding for the Adani Carmichael coal mine. The claim made to the courts alleged that by not disclosing ...

Lazy LIF planning means advice businesses at risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
With four months to go the majority of risk advisers are still not prepared for impending changes to remuneration to be brought by the Life Insurance Framework taking effect in January 2018. A study of 200 risk advisers commissioned by Zurich found ...

Fed does the thinkable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... prove persistent" and if they do "it would require an alteration of monetary policy." This brings me way back to the "Taylor Rule". For quick reference, here's Wikipedia's definition (yes, yes I know): "In economics, a Taylor rule is a monetary-policy ...

ASIC toughens MDA suitability rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
Platform providers and financial advisers offering a managed discretionary account (MDA) service should be mindful of the regulator cracking down on new suitability review requirements, a legal expert warns. Presenting at today's Financial Standard ...

Retail investors given equity crowdfunding boost

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
The Government today extended the existing equity crowdfunding framework, giving retail investors access to start-ups and small businesses. The revamped framework will allow smaller companies and start-ups to attract equity crowdfunding while retaining ...

Managed Accounts Forum draws record crowd

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
A record attendance is expected at the upcoming Best Practice Forum in Managed Accounts, hosted by Financial Standard. More than 300 people have registered for the event which has drawn strong interest from financial advisers, many of whom are preparing ...

Adviser, SMSF demand driving LIC growth

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
Financial advisers and self-managed super funds are helping drive the strong demand for listed investment vehicles offering wider asset classes and a more diversified portfolio, according to a MinterEllison report. The Australian listed investment companies ...

Why ASIC delayed RG97

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
ASIC senior executive leader, investment managers and superannuation Ged Fitzpatrick explained to delegates at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super Investment Conference why the regulator delayed the RG97 reforms. He said the approximate ...